bmi

BMI Honors T-Pain and GloRilla for Shaping the Sound of Two Generations

The 2025 BMI Awards paid tribute to T-Pain’s legacy and GloRilla’s breakout success, spotlighting two artists redefining hip-hop across eras.
07/31/2025
Pharrell

Pharrell’s Lawyer Threatens YouTube With $1 Billion Lawsuit

The fight continues to have 20,000 songs removed from site.
12/23/2014
Calling Girls “Fat” May Increase Their Risk for Obesity

BMI: Is This Scale Broken for Black Women?

Body Mass Index doesn’t take bigger bones into account.
12/05/2014
Ludacris

Ludacris to Be Honored With 2014 BMI President's Award

R&B/Hip Hop ceremony recognizes rapper for global impact.
07/29/2014
Choking Is a Real Problem for Kids

Weighty Issue: African-American Moms Look Over Overweight Kids

Not recognizing a child is overweight can be damaging later.
05/11/2012
Woman Looking in the Mirror

Commentary: Why Is Obesity Not Getting Black Women Down?

Research shows overweight Black women love their curves.
03/01/2012

Michelle Obama Urges Parents to Check Their Children’s BMI

With a BMI screening, you can catch problems early on.
03/25/2011